synchronous orbit
41Heliocentric orbit — A heliocentric orbit (also called circumsolar orbit) is an orbit around the Sun. All planets, comets, and asteroids in our Solar System are in such orbits, as are many artificial probes and pieces of debris. The moons of planets in the Solar… …
42Osculating orbit — In astronomy, and in particular in astrodynamics, the osculating orbit of an object in space (at a given moment of time) is the gravitational Kepler orbit (i.e. ellipse or other conic) that it would have about its central body (corresponding to… …
43Near-equatorial orbit — A near equatorial orbit is an orbit that lies close to the equatorial plane of the object orbited. This orbit allows for rapid revisit times (for a single orbiting spacecraft) of near equatorial ground sites.[citation needed] See also List of… …
44Non-inclined orbit — A non inclined orbit is an orbit which is contained in the plane of reference. The inclination is 0 for prograde orbits, and π (180°) for retrograde orbits. If the plane of reference is the equator, these orbits are called equatorial; if the… …
45geostationary orbit — noun a geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth • Hypernyms: ↑geosynchronous orbit * * * geostationary orbit, the orbit of a synchronous satellite; an orbit in which an artificial satellite moves at the same rate …
46geostationary orbit — /dʒioʊˌsteɪʃənri ˈɔbət/ (say jeeoh.stayshuhnree awbuht) noun → synchronous equatorial orbit …
47stationary orbit — /steɪʃənri ˈɔbət/ (say stayshuhnree awbuht) noun → synchronous equatorial orbit …
48synchronousorbit — synchronous orbit n. A geostationary orbit. * * * …
49Satellite — This article is about artificial satellites. For natural satellites, also known as moons, see Natural satellite. For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). An animation depicting the orbits of GPS satellites in medium Earth orbit …
50List of orbits — The following is a list of types of orbits:Centric classifications* Galactocentric orbit: An orbit about the center of a galaxy. Earth s sun follows this type of orbit about the galactic center of the Milky Way. * Heliocentric orbit: An orbit… …
